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Walker set for long-awaited racing return at Pakenham

Posted on May 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Following a horrific fall aboard Insaaf on the Pakenham synthetic on May 13, 2021, Group 1-winning jockey Michael Walker is set to make his racing return on Thursday night at Pakenham, 364 days after his injury.

Posted on May 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Popular jockey Michael Walker has revealed the full extent of the injuries that he suffered following a fall at Pakenham on Thursday night, saying he screamed at medical professionals to “just cut off my leg”.

Posted on March 12, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Shout The Bar has been given the all-clear to take her place in the $5 million All Star Mile (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday. Racing Victoria vets inspected runners on Thursday with Shout The Bar deemed ‘two-out-of-five’ lame, but after being reshod and undergoing another inspection on Friday,[...]

Posted on January 9, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Clinton McDonald thought it was right race at the right time for Never Again when he decided to tackle the Chester Manifold Stakes and he was proven correct.

Posted on January 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

It's only six weeks to the Blue Diamond Stakes and Cindy Alderson's colt Jigsaw showed he had the speed to be a chance with an exciting debut win at Geelong.

Posted on January 7, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Although Never Again is rising in grade from a Benchmark 78 win to a Stakes race, his trainer Clinton McDonald said he's in with a great each-way chance.

Posted on November 26, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

She may have lived on the Central Coast of New South Wales for 40 years but Margaret Reid, the part-owner and breeder of the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) winner Irish Flame, is still very much a Taranaki girl. So much so that the green and brown colours that Irish Flame races in feature a stylised[...]

Posted on November 25, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Buoyed by a half-million dollar success from two of his human proteges, Allan Sharrock is hoping for big things from three of his equine stars at Otaki on Thursday. The Taranaki trainer heads to the Levin Racing Club meeting with Tavi Mac, Waisake and Our Hail Mary, an exciting trio that all have black-type targets[...]

Posted on November 22, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Former Kiwi galloper Irish Flame overcame a torrid run and a frantic finish to score a narrow victory in Saturday’s Listed A$500,000 Ballarat Cup (2000m) under jockey Michael Walker. Prepared by Mornington trainer Brett Scott, Irish Flame has been in rich form, and defied a tough run from barrier 16 to win in a close[...]

Posted on November 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Irish Flame has proven too tough in the Ballarat Cup, fending off his rivals for a narrow win for former champion jumps jockey turned trainer Brett Scott.

Posted on October 15, 2020
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Kiwi jockey Michael Walker made the most of his limited opportunities last Saturday as he notched the 25th Group 1 win of his career with a textbook ride on Odeum to win the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained filly was Walker’s sole ride for the day[...]

Posted on October 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Michael Walker had one ride at Caulfield and made the most of it with a Group One win on Odeum in the Thousand Guineas.

Posted on September 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Michael Walker said Mick Price didn't take him seriously when he said Odeum could have won her previous start bar for bad luck but he had the last laugh.

Posted on September 17, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trent Busuttin has always wanted to see Tagaloa over a longer trip as he believes he will be suited and could even emerge as a Cox Plate contender.

Posted on September 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Charlie Fellowes needs a new jockey for Prince Of Arran but he's got no shortage of potential suitors for the dual Melbourne Cup placegetter.

Posted on August 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Seven Victorian racing stables, including that of top trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, have been placed in lockdown after a staff member for trainer Richard Laming returned a positive test to COVID-19. However, Racing Victoria has stopped short of shutting down the race meeting at Moonee Valley on Saturday after its chief medical officer[...]

Posted on June 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Shot Of Irish and Plein Ciel have fought out a thrilling finish to the Travis Harrison Cup at The Valley, with the pair unable to be separated at the end of 1600m. Jockey Michael Walker tried to control Saturday’s race in front on $2.60 favourite Shot Of Irish and the in-form galloper kicked around the[...]

Walker set for long-awaited racing return at Pakenham

Walker wanted doctors to ‘cut off’ leg after horror fall

Shout The Bar to take her place in All Star Mile

Never Again Does It Again In Listed Race

Jigsaw Blows Them Sky High At Debut

He’s Ready To Do It Again Says Trainer

Life-long dream realised for Reid

Black-Type targets for Sharrock’s Otaki trio

Kiwis claim Ballarat Cup with Irish Flame

Irish Flame Fights On For Tough Cup Win

Walker turns to Willoughby in Cups

Walker Makes Most Of Guineas Opportunity

Walker Not Surprised By Odeum’s Victory

Distance Rise To Suit Tagaloa At Caulfield

Fellowes In No Hurry To Find New Jockey

Seven Cranbourne Stables In Virus Lockdown

Shot Of Irish, Plein Ciel Share Cup Spoils

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